Esgotamento sanitário no município de Mundo Novo/BA: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This study aims to understand the reality of sanitary sewage in the city of Mundo Novo/BA in the light of the National Basic Sanitation Policy in the city. The methodological procedures used to obtain data on basic sanitation were based on bibliographic, documentary and electronic research, with emphasis on data obtained from the National Basic Sanitation Survey (PNSB), MUNIC-Suplemento de Saneamento Basico and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) – 2010 Census. The right to basic sanitation is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution of 1988, but in practice there is still a long way to go for this right to be universalized. However, what is observed is the lack of basic sanitation that generates several environmental, economic and health impacts on the population that is exposed to this inadequate scenario. The data analyzed bring as a proposal to investigate the performance of Municipal Management with regard to the instruments provided for in the National Basic Sanitation Plan and characterize the sewage system in the municipality of Mundo Novo/BA. It was observed with the analysis that the municipality of Mundo Novo does not have a Municipal Plan for Basic Sanitation, so it has difficulties in defining Public Policies for Basic Sanitation, as established by the regulatory framework for Basic Sanitation, through Law No. 11.445/2007. Mundo Novo has inadequate sewage due to the number of rudimentary septic tanks in the households and the environmental impact caused to the Capivari River with direct connection of in natura sewage, in addition, the low coverage of sewage collection networks is not treated, as the municipality still it does not have a Sewage Treatment Plant - ETE.